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Verbatim: U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Canada's Parliament

Verbatim: U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Canada's Parliament

OTTAWA — U.S. President Joe Biden delivered an address to Canadian parliamentarians in the House of Commons on Friday, during his first visit to Ottawa since taking office in 2021. Here are some excerpts from his speech.
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Yukon residential school site to be searched with ground-penetrating radar in summer

Yukon residential school site to be searched with ground-penetrating radar in summer

WHITEHORSE — The chair of a working group probing the dark history of Yukon residential schools says she was shocked to learn of her own brother's death at one of the territory's institutions.
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Trudeau says he accepts MP's choice to leave Liberal caucus amid meddling allegations

Trudeau says he accepts MP's choice to leave Liberal caucus amid meddling allegations

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he accepts Han Dong's decision to leave the Liberal caucus after an allegation he spoke to a Chinese diplomat about delaying the release of two Canadians.
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Indigenous groups wary of Canada-U.S. pledge to 'reduce, mitigate' Kootenay pollution

Indigenous groups wary of Canada-U.S. pledge to 'reduce, mitigate' Kootenay pollution

WASHINGTON — Canada and the U.S. say they hope to reach a tentative deal by summer to "reduce and mitigate" the impact of toxic mining runoff in B.C. and the Pacific Northwest that has been leaching for years into a vital cross-border watershed.
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Allow unvaccinated Canadians to cross U.S. border, Poilievre asks President Joe Biden

Allow unvaccinated Canadians to cross U.S. border, Poilievre asks President Joe Biden

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he asked President Joe Biden to remove the U.S. government's requirement that Canadians be vaccinated for COVID-19 before crossing the border.
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Canada commits $420 million for Great Lakes environmental work during Biden visit

Canada commits $420 million for Great Lakes environmental work during Biden visit

OTTAWA — The federal government has committed $420 million in funding over 10 years to preserve and restore waters of the Great Lakes.
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Airbnb to pull illegal listings in Quebec days after fatal Montreal fire

Airbnb to pull illegal listings in Quebec days after fatal Montreal fire

MONTREAL — Short-term rental company Airbnb said Friday it would pull listings in Quebec that don't have a permit from the provincial government, eight days after a fatal fire destroyed a historic Old Montreal building that housed illegal rentals.
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Canada-U.S. deal on migration will limit safe options for asylum seekers: advocates

Canada-U.S. deal on migration will limit safe options for asylum seekers: advocates

WASHINGTON — Closing the northern U.S. border to asylum seekers bound for Canada solves a political problem for Justin Trudeau, but immigration advocates denounced it Friday as a "shameful" decision that will only endanger lives.
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Biden and Trudeau focus meetings on continental security, climate change

Biden and Trudeau focus meetings on continental security, climate change

OTTAWA — President Joe Biden evoked memories of John F. Kennedy and the final frontier in an address to Parliament on Friday that promised Canada and the U.S.
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In Dong's riding, residents want answers on interference but no 'rush' to judge

In Dong's riding, residents want answers on interference but no 'rush' to judge

TORONTO — In Han Dong's Toronto riding on Friday, residents voiced hope that the truth would emerge about China's alleged interference in Canadian elections, but warned against condemning their newly Independent MP before the facts are clear.
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